Justices Kagan and Barrett seek bigger security funding for Supreme Court
Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Amy Coney Barrett urged Congress to boost judiciary security funding, seeking nearly $921 million in overall security (a $29 million increase) with about $15 million to expand Supreme Court Police protection for the justices and their families at home. Barrett recalled a swatting incident and wearing a bulletproof vest, while Kagan highlighted rising threats to federal judges in a rare joint appearance before House and Senate appropriations subcommittees.